UPDATE: Seattle Reverses Ban on “Buy American”

UPDATE: On Thursday evening Seattle’s Metro Transit reversed its ban and decided to allow the “Buy American” ads to be posted on city buses. “Upon further evaluation, the text of the ad does not express an opinion about a public issue,” said General Manager Kevin Desmond in a statement released to the Seattle Fox television affiliate.

Following is our original story:

Seattle’s public transit system is under fire for rejecting an advertising campaign urging people to buy American and shop locally because it was too political.